February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the […]
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January 12, 2026 S&P futures off 0.6% in Monday morning trading after U.S. equities finished strongly higher in the first full week of 2026, with all major indexes up >1.5% and small caps leading (Russell 2000 +4.5%+). Overnight, Asian markets were higher with Greater China outperforming, while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries sold off, with long-end
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November 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% following a strong October in which the S&P 500 rose for a sixth straight month and the Nasdaq for a seventh. Asian equities were higher overnight (South Korea +3% to a record), while Europe gained ~0.5%. Treasuries firmed slightly with front-end yields −2 bp. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.3%,
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October 9, 2025 Space exploration is emerging as one of the most dynamic and investable frontiers of the 2020s. What was once a government-led endeavor has evolved into a diversified commercial and technological ecosystem spanning communications, defense, data analytics, and manufacturing. The sharp decline in launch costs, the rise of private-sector innovation, the strategic value
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April 3, 2025 Futures are sharply lower this morning, with the S&P 500 down 3.4% and Nasdaq off 3.8%, following a global risk-off move triggered by Trump’s harsher-than-expected tariff announcement. The rollout of reciprocal tariffs, which included higher-than-anticipated rates and few immediate exemptions, has stoked fears of retaliation, dampened hopes for negotiated relief, and escalated
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April 1, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% following a modest rebound in U.S. equities on Monday, which saw defensives outperform—consumer staples, energy, and financials led, while the Mag 7 continued to lag. Treasuries are firmer with yields down 1–5 bp, curve flattening. Dollar is off 0.1%, gold up 0.5%, bitcoin futures up 2.1%, and
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March 11, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.4%, attempting to stabilize after Monday’s sharp selloff, which marked the S&P’s worst YTD performance for the third time in six sessions and the Nasdaq’s worst decline since 2022. The S&P is now down 8.5% from its February peak. Asian markets were mostly lower, with South Korea
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March 10, 2025 S&P 500 futures are down 1.1% in premarket trading, near session lows, as the market struggles to stabilize after last week’s sharp declines. The S&P ended Friday more than 6% below its February 19 record close, marking its worst week since early September, largely driven by Trump 2.0 policy uncertainty and growth
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March 3, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% in Monday morning trading, following a late-session rally Friday tied to month-end pension fund rebalancing. However, stocks ended lower for the week, with big tech dragging the Nasdaq down nearly 3.5%. February also saw equities retreat despite early-month gains that pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high
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February 28, 2025 S&P futures up 0.4% Friday morning after a sharp selloff Thursday, where the S&P 500 fell 1.59% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.78%. The Mag 7 suffered its worst pullback of 2025, extending its losing streak to six sessions. High-beta names like meme stocks, non-profitable tech, travel/leisure, and autos underperformed, while defensives, regional
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